Organization	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization	ORGANIZATION Company Overview Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (“Cornerstone” or the “Company”) was incorporated on May 24, 1999 in the state of Delaware and began its principal operations in November 1999. The Company is a leading global provider of learning and human capital management software, delivered as Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”). The Company is one of the world’s largest cloud computing companies. Its human capital management platform combines the world’s leading unified talent management solutions with state-of-the-art analytics and HR administration solutions to enable organizations to manage the entire employee lifecycle. Its focus on continuous learning and development helps organizations to empower employees to realize their potential and drive success. The Company helps organizations around the globe recruit, train and manage their employees. The Company works with clients across all geographies, verticals and market segments. Its Recruiting, Learning, Performance and HR Administration suites help with sourcing, recruiting, and onboarding new hires; managing training and development requirements; nurturing knowledge sharing and collaboration among employees; goal setting reviews, competency management and continuous feedback; linking compensation to performance; identifying development plans based on performance gaps; streamlining employee data management, self-service and compliance reporting; and then utilizing state-of-the-art analytics capabilities to make smarter, more-informed decisions using data from across the platform for talent mobility, engagement and development so that HR and leadership can focus on strategic initiatives to help their organization succeed. The Company’s management has determined that the Company operates in one segment as it only reports financial information on an aggregate and consolidated basis to the Company’s chief executive officer, who is the Company’s chief operating decision maker. Office Locations The Company is headquartered in Santa Monica, California and has offices in Amsterdam, Netherlands; Auckland, New Zealand; Bangalore, India; Düsseldorf, Germany; Hong Kong; London, United Kingdom; Madrid, Spain; Mumbai, India; Munich, Germany; New Delhi, India; Paris, France; São Paulo, Brazil; Stockholm, Sweden; Sunnyvale, United States; Sydney, Australia; Tel Aviv, Israel; and Tokyo, Japan.

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Company Overview

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (“Cornerstone” or the “Company”) was incorporated on May 24, 1999 in the state of Delaware and began its principal operations in November 1999.

The Company is a leading global provider of learning and human capital management software, delivered as Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”). The Company is one of the world’s largest cloud computing companies. Its human capital management platform combines the world’s leading unified talent management solutions with state-of-the-art analytics and HR administration solutions to enable organizations to manage the entire employee lifecycle. Its focus on continuous learning and development helps organizations to empower employees to realize their potential and drive success. The Company helps organizations around the globe recruit, train and manage their employees.

The Company works with clients across all geographies, verticals and market segments. Its Recruiting, Learning, Performance and HR Administration suites help with sourcing, recruiting, and onboarding new hires; managing training and development requirements; nurturing knowledge sharing and collaboration among employees; goal setting reviews, competency management and continuous feedback; linking compensation to performance; identifying development plans based on performance gaps; streamlining employee data management, self-service and compliance reporting; and then utilizing state-of-the-art analytics capabilities to make smarter, more-informed decisions using data from across the platform for talent mobility, engagement and development so that HR and leadership can focus on strategic initiatives to help their organization succeed.

The Company’s management has determined that the Company operates in one segment as it only reports financial information on an aggregate and consolidated basis to the Company’s chief executive officer, who is the Company’s chief operating decision maker.

Office Locations

The Company is headquartered in Santa Monica, California and has offices in Amsterdam, Netherlands; Auckland, New Zealand; Bangalore, India; Düsseldorf, Germany; Hong Kong; London, United Kingdom; Madrid, Spain; Mumbai, India; Munich, Germany; New Delhi, India; Paris, France; São Paulo, Brazil; Stockholm, Sweden; Sunnyvale, United States; Sydney, Australia; Tel Aviv, Israel; and Tokyo, Japan.